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Fearful Floridians Brace
For Hurricane Frances

MELBOURNE, Fla. -- Florida residents and tourists fled the Atlantic coast by the thousands Friday as Hurricane Frances, weakened but still dangerous, wobbled toward the state.

Winds and waves started picking up along the shore by midday. The storm's core was expected to hit somewhere on the Florida coast on Saturday afternoon or evening, hours later than had been predicted. It would be the state's second pummeling by a major hurricane...